LECTURE 4 
                    CPM Analysis for AOA 
                                   FERDINAND FASSA 
   OUTLINE LECTURE 4 
   • REVIEW LECTURE 3 
    
   • INTRODUCTION CPM 
    
   • Calculating the Critical Path 
     
         Terminology CPM 
   • Critical - Activities, events, or paths which, IF 
    DELAYED, WILL DELAY THE COMPLETION OF THE 
    PROJECT.  A project’s critical path is understood to 
    mean that sequence of critical activities that connect 
    the project’s start event to its finish event 
    
   • Path - The series of connected activities (or 
    intermediate events) between any two events in a 
    network  or 
    
   • Path - Any route along the network from start to finish 
     
           Critical Path Method 
   Critical Path – path with the longest total duration 
   This is the shortest time in which the project can be completed. 
    
   Critical Activity – an activity on the critical path 
   *If a critical activity is delayed, the entire project will be 
     delayed.  Close attention must be given to critical 
     activities to prevent project delay.  There may be 
     more than one critical path. 
    
   CPM is a network diagramming technique used to 
     PREDICT TOTAL PROJECT DURATION.